Thembisa weather in June

In June, Thembisa sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of June to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Thembisa's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thembisa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:56 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Thembisa is township in South Africa.

Density
11,955/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Thembisa reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1206
2206
3196
4196
5196
6195
7195
8195
9195
10195
11195
12195
13195
14195
15195
16195
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21195
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23185
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25184
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27184
28184
29184
30184

Thembisa weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°11015.313.45.9
Feb26° / 16°9712.612.96.2
Mar25° / 15°8010.812.26.9
Apr23° / 12°376.411.47.7
May21° / 142.610.78.3
Jun19° / 71.210.48.2
Jul19° / 30.610.58.3
Aug21° / 81.611.18.7
Sep25° / 11°19311.88.6
Oct26° / 13°659.612.67.1
Nov26° / 15°8813.313.36.3
Dec26° / 16°11616.413.65.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
7919
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13928
14928
15928
16928
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26928
27928
28928
29928
30919

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Thembisa gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
135
144
154
164
174
184
194
204
214
223
233
243
253
263
273
283
293
303

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
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1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of June to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:505:20
210.56:505:19
310.56:515:19
410.56:515:19
510.56:525:19
610.46:525:19
710.46:525:19
810.46:535:19
910.46:535:19
1010.46:545:19
1110.46:545:19
1210.46:545:19
1310.46:555:19
1410.46:555:19
1510.46:555:19
1610.46:565:19
1710.46:565:19
1810.46:565:19
1910.46:575:19
2010.46:575:19
2110.46:575:20
2210.46:575:20
2310.46:585:20
2410.46:585:20
2510.46:585:20
2610.46:585:21
2710.46:585:21
2810.46:585:21
2910.46:595:22
3010.46:595:22

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Thembisa

In seasonPeak

None of Thembisa's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Thembisa's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Thembisa?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Thembisa for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Thembisa in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Thembisa sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Thembisa in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thembisa peaks around December 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeDec 23UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Thembisa in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Thembisa is worst in June — around 259 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (January, 43 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJun 23259 µg/m³Jan 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr158Very unhealthy
May232Very unhealthy
Jun259Very unhealthy
Jul259Very unhealthy
Aug200Very unhealthy
Sep144Unhealthy
Oct91Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Thembisa?

Thembisa sits at 26.0°S, 28.2°E, 1,577 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ivory Park, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Thembisa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Thembisa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thembisa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 1,568 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m.

The land around Thembisa is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
891 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Ivory Park 3.0 km · Midstream 9.0 km · Midrand 11 km · Centurion 16 km · Alexandra 18 km · Edenvale 18 km · Diepsloot 23 km · Benoni 23 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Thembisa (-25.9964°, 28.2268°, elevation 1,577 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).